Fundamentals of Multinational Finance, 3e (Moffett) Chapter 3 The International Monetary System 3.1 Multiple Choice and True/False Questions
1) The price of one country's currency in units of another currency or commodity is the
________.
A) foreign interest rate
B) foreign currency exchange rate
C) par value
D) international rate
Answer: B
Topic: Currency Terminology
Skill: Recognition
2) A country that regulates the rate at which its currency is exchanged for all other currencies is
considered to have a ________ exchange rate system. A) fixed or managed
B) floating or flexible
C) forward D) spot
Answer: A
Topic: Currency Terminology
Skill: Recognition
3) You check the Yahoo.com currency web page and find that the Japanese yen is trading at a
rate of
113 yen per dollar. This rate of exchange is typically referred to as the ________. A) forward rate
B) par rate
C) spot rate
D) 113 rate
Answer: C
Topic: Currency Terminology
Skill: Conceptual
4) The drop in value of a currency pegged to gold or another currency is known as ________.
A) revaluation
B) depreciation
C) deterioration
D) devaluation
Answer: D
Topic: Currency Terminology
Skill: Conceptual
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5) A ________ currency is expected to devalue or depreciate relative to major currencies.
A) soft or weak
B) hard or strong
C) deteriorated
D) devalued
Answer: A
Topic: Currency Terminology
Skill: Conceptual
6) The increase in value of a currency pegged to gold or another currency is known as ________.
A) appreciation
B) revaluation
C) strengthened
D) hardened
Answer: B
Topic: Currency Terminology
Skill: Conceptual
7) A currency that has increased in foreign exchange value relative to a floating rate currency
has ________. A) revalued
B) violated international trade agreements
C) appreciated
D) deteriorated
Answer: C
Topic: Currency Terminology
Skill: Conceptual
8) A currency that has decreased in foreign exchange value relative to a floating rate currency
has ________. A) revalued
B) appreciated
C) devalued
D) depreciated
Answer: D
Topic: Currency Terminology
Skill: Conceptual
9) The ________, as of December 2007, is the common currency for 13 of the countries that are
members of the European Union. A) SDR (Special Drawing Rights)
B) ECU (European Currency Unit) C) Euro
D) Yugo
Answer: C
Topic: Currency Terminology
Skill: Recognition
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10) A United States firm had chosen to deposit money in a British bank and have it denominated
in U.S. dollars. This is an example of a (an) ________ deposit. A) imPounded B) Euroyen
C) Europound
D) Eurodollar
Answer: D
Topic: Currency Terminology
Skill: Recognition
11) Under the gold standard of currency exchange that existed from 1879 to 1914, an ounce of
gold cost $20.67 in U.S. dollars and ￡4.2474 in British pounds. Therefore, the exchange rate of pounds per dollar under this fixed exchange regime was A) ￡4.8665/$.
B) ￡0.2055/$.
C) always changing because the price of gold was always changing.
D) unknown because there is not enough information to answer this question.
Answer: B
Topic: Gold Standard
Skill: Analytical
12) World War I caused the suspension of the gold standard for fixed international exchange
rates because the war
A) cost too much money.
B) interrupted the free movement of gold.
C) lasted too long.
D) used gold as the main ingredient in armament plating.
Answer: B
Topic: Gold Standard
Skill: Conceptual
13) A speculative technique whereby the speculator sells an asset that he/she doesn't own, such
as a currency, to another party for delivery at a future date is called ________. A) selling ahead
B) selling behind
C) selling short
D) selling long
Answer: C
Topic: Currency Speculation
Skill: Conceptual
14) Which of the following investment strategies will allow me to make a profit if I anticipate
that the value of the Euro, a currency that I do not own, is going to fall over the next 90 days and I am correct in my prediction? A) Sell Euros short.
B) Buy Euros short.
C) Sell dollars short.
D) Buy Euros long.
Answer: A
Topic: Currency Speculation
Skill: Conceptual
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15) The post WWII international monetary agreement that was developed in 1944 is known as
the ________.
A) United Nations
B) League of Nations
C) Yalta Agreement
D) Bretton Woods Agreement
Answer: D
Topic: Bretton Woods Agreement
Skill: Recognition
16) Another name for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is
A) the Recon Bank.
B) the European Monetary System.
C) the Marshall Plan.
D) the World Bank.
Answer: D
Topic: Bretton Woods Agreement
Skill: Recognition
17) The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
A) in recent years has provided large loans to Russia, South Korea, and Brazil.
B) was created as a result of the Bretton Woods Agreement.
C) aids countries with balance of payment and exchange rate problems.
D) is all of the above.
Answer: D
Topic: Bretton Woods Agreement
Skill: Recognition
18) Under the terms of Bretton Woods countries tried to maintain the value of their currencies to
within 1% of a hybrid security made up of the U.S. dollar, British pound, and Japanese yen. Answer: FALSE
Topic: Bretton Woods Agreement
Skill: Recognition
19) Members of the International Monetary Fund may settle transactions among themselves by
transferring Special Drawing Rights (SDRs). Answer: TRUE
Topic: Bretton Woods Agreement
Skill: Recognition
20) Today, the United States has been ejected from the International Monetary Fund for refusal
to pay annual dues. Answer: FALSE
Topic: Bretton Woods Agreement
Skill: Analytical
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